CMAG Board
Barbara Covey Lyn Simon Earl Lovejoy Susan Lovejoy Wayne Acton Ken Patton Hobbs Wells Maybe YOU?
CMAG Board Meetings
Board meeting are generally
held the last Tuesday of
each month at 7:00pm.
Members are encouraged to
attend and contribute.
Contact Mandy for location.
How to Reach Us
Website:
www.cmaguild.org
Write:
Creative Metal Arts Guild
P. O. Box 8946
Portland OR 97207
Newsletter
Contributions, comments,
classified ads, display ads
metal_fx@comcast.netLyn Simon email
Membership
Please visit CMAG's website:
www.cmaguild.org
Annual membership dues are
$60; students $30
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Newsletter
The Creative Metal Arts Guild, a non-profit organization, exists to create a community for metalsmiths, jewelers and metal artists, by facilitating communication, providing information and benefits, promoting a positive image of the creative metal artist and increasing public awareness of the artist's contribution to the community. |
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 Editor's Comments
Seems like I end up writing about www stuff a lot here but that's sort of what I'm into at the time. I'm frequently asked about printing the newsletter so I've included some ideas below, trying to make them as 'technically neutral' as I can. … I've put in an announcement for a member's new website, where I've added it's link to the CMAG Member Page. This is something any member can do, just send me an email to get started and we'll figure it out together. It ain't that tough, but expect a small patience requirement. … I can also include ads and announcements from members about almost anything and sometimes from civilians if they offer members something pertinent. Text space is limited (28k chars,) and remember, pictures are what this medium is about. … Speaking of websites, there's a link to the Seattle Metal Guild website to check out, down in the 'Web Stuff' section. … Wayne
As always the newsletter(s) along with meeting pictures and so forth are available at our 'secret' archive
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August 11, 2009 - GENERAL MEETING PROGRAM
ANNUAL SWAP MEET !
 
MAKE MONEY! CLEAN OUT YOUR STUDIO! FIND TREASURES!
FIND THE UNEXPECTED! FIND BARGAINS! HAVE FUN!
Round up your unwanted/unneeded supplies, tools, and stones and sell them at our Annual Swap Meet. That odd something (or piece of something), the one that you can’t remember why or where you got it, could be just the thing someone else has been searching for. Leave no stone unturned. Your castaway may be someone else’s treasure.
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Tools * Equipment * Stones * Pearls * Books * Metal * Solder *
Magazines * Display Items * Work Benches * Office Supplies * Art Fair
Stuff * Velvet/Cotton-filled boxes * Drawing Supplies * and much more!!
What you should bring: change, receipt book, priced goods, and your buying guests.
GRAB BAG: Please DONATE an item to the $1 GRAB BAG. The item should be in good condition, worth at least one dollar or more, and have potential appeal to most recipients. Proceeds will be for the CMAG LIBRARY. THANKS!
Our regular meeting room opens at 6:45. Come early and set up the goods.
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Sept & Oct - I have unfortunately not received any word about our September program. I know Linda Apodaca needs to hand this task off and that the committee is in transition. Hopefully things will come together soon. If you have any inclination to help, either with a program or especially to help organize, I'm betting she would still take your call. I'm scheduled for October, my fourth annual program IIRC and will be soldering some sterling together again, although I haven't figured out exactly what this time. I'm sort of leaning toward getting Judy to help with crocheted chain and I'd show how I make the caps. Other requests would probably receive some consideration.
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Tacoma Trip
From Mandy
CMAG Field Trip: Open to all members and their guests.
*Ornament as Art*, //is an exhibition of contemporary jewelry at the Tacoma Art Museum featuring the highly regarded collection of jewelry expert, Helen Williams Drutt English and CMAG is going to see it. Mandy Allen is organizing a group field trip on Thursday September 10th. The exact time hasn't been determined yet but the Museum hours are 10am to 5pm. Admission is $9. We hope to do some carpooling or perhaps rent a van but members are welcome to drive themselves and meet us there.
As a bonus, *Loud Bones:* The Jewelry of Nancy Worden will also be running, giving us a chance to see work from this internationally renowned Northwest jewelry artist.
For more information about the exhibits go to www.tacomaartmuseum.org
To let Mandy know that you are interested in participating contact her at allenmetalarts@gmail.com
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Printing the newsletter
From Wayne
It's usually possible to print the newsletter from within the mail program that's displaying it, I can do it with the print commands on my MS Outlook Express okay. I think the place where confusion starts is with online mail servers like gmail or yahoo, which work by starting a server-side-browser-program running inside your internet browser, Internet Explorer, say. This will make the print command on your browser print all the stuff which comes with the mail program, like ads and such. Usually the mail program itself has its own a print command to print the email and this will work okay. If only you can find it.
I'd prefer printing from the newsletter files which are posted on the CMAG website at www.cmaguild.org/picts.html. Once you've navigated there and found the issue you want, the web browser's printing feature in the one that I've found works the best.
None of these options is perfect. Watch the text size setting in the view menu, (set to medium,) otherwise it will take many pages. Sometimes pictures will get cut between pages but this can't really be helped. But you'll get a reasonably readable copy. Wayne
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New Member Site
Kathryn is the latest member linked from the page of CMAG members on the website. Here's the email she sent and the picture. (I didn't tell her I was going to publish this as an example of how to do it.) Wayne
Dear Wayne,
I finally have my website up and running. I have attached a thumbnail
which I would like linked to www.kathryndevries.com. I have a link from
my website to cmaguild.org. Let me know if my attached photo is too
small. I reduced the actual photos quite a bit for the web, maybe too much.
Thanks,
Kathryn de Vries
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Good Stuff at the Swap
From Suzanne Arkless
Suzanne called to find out when the Swap Meet happens and I got her to send us a peek of what she'll be bringing to sell. Seems she's got a lot of duplicate equipment and is simplifying. (This is an old picture from last year's meeting. Suzanne didn't get to sending me any pics of her items.) W
Wayne,
I don’t have my full list yet, but I will be bringing....
Gemstones
Sherline Milling Machine 2010 model (NEW)
Foredom Allset (NEW)
Fordom Foot pedal
Enamels
Misc. Hand Tools, Etc.
Thanks and see you there!!!
Suzanne Arkless
360-830-2141
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NWCraftfair
Tami, at NWCraftfair is fairly persistent about sending the guild a monthly invitation. I may have mentioned this before? Had another look this month and liked the short list of small NW shows and the local flavor. Tami writes:
"I would like to invite you and your members to visit nwCraftfair.com. We are an online community and store devoted to NW artists and craftspeople. Please share the website with your members. It may be a way for them to start an online presence or link to their existing site.
www.nwcraftfair.com
Tami Anderson
Ph: 541.207.3231
tami@nwcraftfair.com
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I took this mission statement from their website:
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"At nwCraftfair.com our mission is two part. Part one is to provide support, education and communication between and for vendors. We are continually expanding our team of stragtegic alliances to contribute to the vendors’ needs.
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"Part two of our mission is to provide a place for art lovers, gallery owners, interior decorators and gift shop buyers to find and keep in touch with vendors in between shows. Fostering support of artisans through making connections is the intent of this website."
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Art Shop
Heather, at the ArtShop in Corvallis sent us a large pdf application for their tres cute consignment gallery, which I have available and which is briefly exerpted below:
Hi Wayne & Judy-
I’m hoping you can share the attached prospectus with any of the Metal Arts Guild that might be interested.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Heather Boright
ArtShop Manager
The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
541-754-1551
Office hours: Tuesday - Friday 9am - 5pm
www.theartscenter.net
Another mission statement:
"The Arts Center is dedicated to integrating the arts into community life through dynamic collaborations, innovative outreach programs, diverse exhibitions and cultural events, and creative educational opportunities. The Arts Center is a non-profit organization supported in part by its members, Corvallis taxpayers, the Oregon Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, and various private foundations."
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CALENDAR
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
Deadline (postmarked) for Entries
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
Notification of Juror’s Acceptance
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
Accepted artists are required to deliver or ship
goods to the ArtShop during this period
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Reception & Grand Re-Opening; 5:30pm – 8pm
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
• There is no entry fee.
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• Upon acceptance, artists must agree to the terms
outlined in the ArtShop ‘Consignment Policy
Agreement.’ Contact heather@theartscenter.net
for a copy of the contract.
• If your work has been selected, The Arts Center will
keep the CD of images for our records, and for use
on the website and in marketing materials.
JURY
The jury will consist of the ArtShop Manager, The
Arts Center Curator, one member of The Arts
Center Board of Directors, and two members of
The Arts Center community.
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Had no visitors this night and the meeting started off somberly with Mandy revisiting the ongoing Board Saga. Rebecca is unable to take over at Secretary so that position needs filling as well. I will continue to report on the general meetings as newsletter editor but can no longer attend board meetings so somebody is needed to make an official record of the decisions taken. Bruce McKay is possibly in line for the presidential suite later in the year. No veep is in sight and a Programs coordinator is urgently required. I'm expecting volunteers to be flocking to the upcoming general meeting.
Mandy talked about the group trip to the Tacoma Metal-Urge festival, visiting the art museum's Drutt Collection exhibit. She has since supplemented that inf with an email and a newsletter article which can be found below.
